
MOUNT VERNON -- As part of the application process, the city of Mount Vernon held a public hearing concerning the assessment and cleanup of the old American National Can property on the northwest side of town.

MOUNT VERNON -- Knox County voters gave the Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County a shot in the arm Tuesday by passing the library levy by a sizable margin. Unofficial results were 8,665 for and 6,244 against...

FREDERICKTOWN -- Playing their first game as the No. 1 seed in Division V Region 19, the Fredericktown Freddies answered some critics and lived up to their billing on Friday night.

MOUNT VERNON -- In a tense but civil preliminary budget meeting with the county commissioners, Knox County Sheriff David Barber made a surprise move to support his department personally, out of his own bank account, if need be.

GAMBIER -- Members of the Wiggin Street Animal Club, the pupils in the both morning and afternoon kindergarten classes, are learning about wildlife in the neighborhood and discovering which foods attract each animal.

MOUNT VERNON -- Mount Vernon businesses and supporters of the annual Christmas Parade were on-hand Thursday night to help fund the kickoff of the holiday season.

MOUNT VERNON -- The drilling of a geothermal well on West Vine Street in March is paying dividends for the Woodward Development Corp.

CENTERBURG -- The Centerburg community continues to have mixed feelings about the Wellness Center. Some individuals have expressed concerns about the reduction in hours beginning in January; others question the way Mohican Therapy Group operates the facility.

FREDERICKTOWN -- When the Fredericktown Freddies take the field on Friday night, one thing is for certain -- they know who they are. What Fredericktown coach Luke Beal doesn't know is much about his Division V playoff opponent, the Caldwell Redskins.

MOUNT VERNON -- Candyland rides again. A part of Mount Vernon history -- which became The Alcove Restaurant -- will be reborn early next year, courtesy of Dave Bumpus.

NEWARK -- Although a Park National Bank in Illinois was closed Friday by the FDIC, The Park National Bank in Newark continues to operate as a strong, well-capitalized financial institution, according to Park National officials.

MOUNT VERNON -- On Tuesday, Common Pleas Court Judge Otho Eyster sentenced two men for various felony crimes, according to Knox County Prosecutor John Thatcher.

MOUNT VERNON -- James and Lavina Nethers of St. Louisville drove up to Knox County in hopes of finding a chocolate lab puppy to replace a dog that had recently died.

MOUNT VERNON -- Knox County no longer has a law library in the sense of a large room full of thousands of law books set aside specially for legal research.







